Missing countries and territories

If your country/territory is on the list below, please send me a cover! I will reply with a nice one from Austria.

Africa: every cover is welcome!

Americas: Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, Grenada & Carriacou, Grenada Grenadines, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Nevis, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands

Antarctica: British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia

Asia: Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Eastern Timor, Iraqi Kurdistan, North Korea, Palestine, South Ossetia, Yemen

Australia & Oceania: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tokelau

Europe: Albania, Andorra (Spanish Postal Service), Mt. Athos, Transnistria

Organisations: Order of Malta

Please send all covers to the following address:

HAUPTSTRASSE 23
8262 ILZ
AUSTRIA

#659 Nepal 13/04/21

My first cover from Nepal was sent by Dinesh from Kathmandu, thank you! It was posted on April 21 and arrived on May 6, 2013.

There are four stamps attached, which were issued on  September 4, 2012. The stamps are a joint issue of Nepal and Israel and commemorate the highest and lowest places on earth, which are the Mount Everest (8848 m) and the Dead Sea (–423 m).

#658 Norway 13/03/04

On March 7, 2013, I received this nice cover from Norway, thank you, my friend collector!

The cover was posted on March 4, 2013. The attached stamp set was issued on April 13, 2012. It commemorates the Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie (1912-1969).

See also:
#325 South Korea 10/05/06
#205 Norway 09/07/22

#657 St. Kitts 13/03/25

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for sending this nice aerogram from St. Kitts! It was posted in Basseterre on March 25 and arrived on April 4, 2013.

The left stamp commemorates Queen Elizabeth II.

See also: #556 Cayman Islands 12/03/16

#656 Bangladesh 13/02/06

On February 21 I received this nice cover from Bangladesh, thank you Enamul! The cover was posted in Dhaka (ঢাকা) on February 6, 2013.

The left stamp was issued on December 16, 2011. It commemorates the “40th Anniversary of Victory 1971-2011″.

The middle stamp commemorates the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The stamp on the right was issued on December 1, 2011. It commemorates the 5th eAsia Conference of information and communications technology (ICT), which was held in Dhaka from December 1 to 3, 2011.

See also: #168 Bangladesh 09/06/24

#655 Sint Maarten 12/04/26

On May 18, 2012, I received this letter from Sint Maarten, thank you my friend collector! The cover was posted on April 26, 2012.

The 2011 mini-sheet depicts the island of Saint Martin and its location in the Caribbean region.

See also: #520 Curaçao 11/09/21

#654 Turkmenistan 13/02/20

My first cover from Turkmenistan was sent by Anatoly, thank you! It was posted at Ashgabat Airport on February 20 and arrived on April 3, 2013.

The left stamp depicts the Independence Monument of Ashgabat.

The three animal stamps are part of the definitives set, which was issued on July 2, 2009. The stamps depict a partridge, a lynx, and a deer.

#653 Mongolia 13/03/03

Dansran sent me this nice cover from Mongolia, thank you! It was posted in Ulaanbaatar on March 3 and arrived on March 13, 2013.

The stamps were issued on January 1, 2012. It commemorates the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

See also: #636 Mongolia 13/02/25

#652 Ghana 13/02/15

Bonsie sent me this beautiful cover from Ghana, thank you very much! It was posted in Accra on February 15 and arrived on February 22, 2013.

The attached 2012 WWF mini-sheet shows four images of the Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca).

See also: #631 Ghana 13/02/15

#651 Czech Republic 13/01/25

Thank you, Radim, for sending this beautiful cover from Czech Republic! It was posted in Prague on January 25 and arrived on January 28, 2013.

The left stamp was issued on 9 February 2005 and commemorates the Czech President Václav Klaus (born 1941).

The middle stamp (issued September 29, 2010) commemorates the Postal Museum Prague. The stamp on the right (issued January 20, 1993) depicts the lesser state emblem of the Czech Republic.

The red special cancellations commemorate the second direct presidential election (“2. Přímá Volba Prezidenta”).

See also: #523 Czech Republic 11/09/20

#650 Canada 13/01/18

Thank you, Edward, for sending this nice cover from Canada! It was posted in Canoe, BC on January 18 and arrived on January 29, 2013.

The attached stamp set was issued on July 23, 2012. The stamps commemorate the zodiac signs Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, and Leo.

See also: #152 Sri Lanka 09/05/22

#649 Burundi 13/03/30

My first cover from Burundi was sent by Déo, thank you! It was posted in Nyanza-Lac on March 30 and arrived on April 11, 2013.

The left 4 stamps were issued on December 24, 2008. They are part of a set and comemmorate the Werner Flower (?). The right stamp is part of the owls set, which was issued on July 8, 2009.

#648 Italy 13/01/25

Thanks, Ivan, for sending this nice cover from Italy! It was posted in Pordenone on January 25 and arrived on February 4, 2013.

The left stamp was issued on December 10, 2012, and commemorates the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union.

The middle stamp commemorates the abatement of architectural barriers (“Abbattimento delle Barriere Architettoniche”). It was issued on November 9, 2012.

The right stamp (issued on September 23, 2012) has the inscription “Unitá e Valore/ Chirurgia Italiana/ Congresso Chirurghi Italiani/ Roma 23-27 Settembre 2012″ (Unity and Worthiness of the Italian Surgery/ Italian Surgical Congress: Rome, 23-27 September 2012).

See also: #161 Russia 09/06/23

#647 Madagascar 13/03/07

Thank you, Johnny, for sending this nice cover from Madagascar! It was posted in Ihosy on March 7 and arrived on March 28, 2013.

The flower stamps are part of a set, which was issued on February 16, 2011. They commemorate the Madagascan endemic plants Physena sessiliflora and Rhopalocarpus similis Hemsley.

The middle stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Senegalese poet and politician Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001). The stamp was issued on March 20, 2006.

#646 Anguilla 13/03/21

Thank you, Jean Pierre, for sending this beautiful cover from Anguilla! It was posted in The Valley on March 21 and arrived on March 28, 2013.

The stamps are part of the set “Anguilla Revolutionary Coins”, which was issued on February 28, 2012. The stamps depict a 1968 coin commemorating the first year of independence, a 1967 Liberty Dollar counterstamp on Mexican Peso, and a 1967 Liberty Dollar counterstamp on Panama Balboa.